DAPNET – POCSAG Setup on MMDVM Pi-Star

To get setup on the DAPNET / POCSAG pager network you’ll need to raise a ticket to be added to the network/database as an account.

Most information can be found the main DAPNET website https://hampager.de/#/

To apply for a user account you’ll need to raise a ticket on the below link: https://support.hampager.de/

When you submit the ticket it will take a few days for it to get processed

Please be patient with their team and remember their volunteers!

When you submit the ticket remember to submit it as a “New DAPNET account with RIC”

You’ll need to submit the information required on the form otherwise it’ll delay the account being created, if you already have a DMR ID add that in since the DMR ID forms part of your RIC which is used on the system

If you dont have a DMR ID, you’ll need to go and apply for one https://radioid.net/

If you already have a DAPNET transmitter close by this is the end of what you need to do to get your account setup.

If you don’t have a transmitter close and you wish to run your own one, you’ll need to also submit a second ticket to request “New DAPNET Transmitter”

You’ll need to complete the form with the relevant information to apply for a new Transmitter.

The form is fairly self explanatory, Under callsign most users use their own radio callsign (Unless you are applying for a licenced transmitter, e.g. in UK it would be a MB7Pxx)

The process to get your details processed will again take some time as the team have to create the entries into the databases.

You’ll receive an email with your AUTHKEY and also the area’s that your transmitter have been attached to for the page broadcasts.

To get POCSAG enabled on your pi-star (assuming you already have a hotspot setup and working) you need to adjust some settings.

Log onto your Pi-Star hotspot and go to Configuration

When you get to the page, you’ll need to toggle the enable button for POCSAG at the bottom of the list. Click on the “Apply Changes” and allow the pi-star to reboot to enable the service.

Once the Pi-Star has rebooted and come back, you’ll need to go back into Configuration and scroll down to the POCSAG section.

In this section you’ll need to select a server – in the example I’ve used the one which is top of the list

Enter the callsign that you submitted onto your “New Transmitter” application, then put in the AUTHKEY that you were emailed

If you wish to “lock down” the service to only your devices, add in the RIC of the devices into the whitelist

If you intend on letting the transmitter be “public” use, leave both fields blank. Apply the changes.

The last section you’ll need to complete is under Configuration > Expert > DAPNET API

In this section you’ll need to enter your login credentials that you were given which gives you access to the DAPNET webpage account (under hampager.de)

You’ll also enter in the TRXAREA that you were also given when you received the email about your AUTHKEY

Apply changes

This should now have enabled the service and the POCSAG should now be logging into DAPNET

You can verify this by checking the dashboard of your Pi-Star but also on the DAPNET Transmitter map

De, Kevin 2E0LSR

Notes – Original content from own personal page referenced below: https://sidx.org.uk/dapnet-pocsag-setup-on-mmdvm-pi-star/